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  • Tom’s Scrapbook: When the Stadium Turned into a Pool

    Tom’s Scrapbook: When the Stadium Turned into a Pool

    Newspaper clipping from Tom Rockwell’s scrapbook illustrating a flood titled “The Road to Lawrence’s Stadium Is Underwater.”

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  • Where Did Anne Bradstreet’s House Actually Stand?

    Where Did Anne Bradstreet’s House Actually Stand?

    Archival Transcription Publication: North Andover CitizenSection: Out and AboutDate: September 19, 1990Page: 1B Masthead / Section Header North Andover Citizen Out and About Headline Search for a local luminary eludes scholars Deck / Subheadline Where was the home of 17th Century author Anne Bradstreet? Byline By Andrew Spano Main Text (Diplomatic Transcription) Until 1960, the

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  • Mary Gilbert Davis Rockwell Daguerreotype

    Mary Gilbert Davis Rockwell Daguerreotype

    Samuel Forbes Rockwell’s (my grandfather’s) picture of his mother, Mary Gilbert Davis Rockwell, was in my mother’s, Caroline Rockwell Stevens’, house in Amesbury before 2014. But after she passed away in 2014, it was nowhere to be found. The case and the note were found, but there was no sign of the early daguerreotype. At

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  • Unicycles and Aliases: Uncle Bill’s Secret Life

    Unicycles and Aliases: Uncle Bill’s Secret Life

    by Nat Stevens Hey Brad Rockwell, Tiffany Jesudian…It turns out that Uncle Bill Rockwell used an alias, George R Plunkett, when he rode his unicycle around Harvard so he wouldn’t get in trouble, and used his real name when he rode around the city of Cincinnati. Title: Zither Player Found! Harvard Club SighsSource: Newspaper clippingDate:

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  • Rediscovered Rockwell Family Memories and History

    Rediscovered Rockwell Family Memories and History

    by Brad Rockwell I have refound and somewhat organized Rockwell/genealogy material. Bill had this photo of Grandfather which I scanned. I still remember having lunch with him and Grandmother at 676 Osgood. Only one grandchild invited at a time. I probably wore a jacket and tie. Grandmother had a little book of Greek vocabulary that

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  • 1970s Ice Boating on Lake Cochichewick

    1970s Ice Boating on Lake Cochichewick

    by Nat Stevens A couple more ice boating pictures from a different day back in the 1970s on Lake Cochichewick, featuring Shawn Rockwell, Tom Rockwell, and Roslyn Rockwell. 📍 Historical Context Lake Cochichewick Lake Cochichewick is located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The lake was originally used as a fresh water supply for the town, established

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  • Rosamond Gianutsos’ 80th Birthday Celebration

    Rosamond Gianutsos’ 80th Birthday Celebration

    Rosamond Rockwell Gianutsos celebrated her 80th birthday. To celebrate she had a gathering of close friends and family at the Queens Botanical Garden. This is a video I created with her which was shared at the presentation. This was the program:

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  • The 1988 Rockwell Family Reunion in Connecticut

    The 1988 Rockwell Family Reunion in Connecticut

    This is a video taken by Nat Stevens of the 1988 Rockwell family reunion in Colebrook, Connecticut. 📍 Historical Context & Related Content Colebrook, Connecticut Colebrook was incorporated as a town in 1779, carved out of portions of New Hartford and Winchester during the American Revolutionary War period. The town was named after Colebrook, New

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